Archive for: juli, 2018

HAGAKURE Hidden among the leaves 2 (◣﹏◢)╯ Hagakure – Hidden among the leaves: “A Man’s Appearance. One should always be equipped with rouge and powder. Sometimes it may happen when waking up with a hangover that one’s color is bad. At such times, one should take out one’s rouge and apply it.” Bushido philosophy The…

HAGAKURE: There is Always Room for Improvement I have heard that a certain master swordsman, having reached old age, made the following statement: Lifetime training “A samurai’s training lasts a lifetime, and there is a proper order to it. At the lowest level of training, even though you practice, you do not seem to improve,…

Kumite class at ki club.cool @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: Poker Face: the eyes show your own feeling as well as observe your opponent’s. Senses: Through the senses of hearing, sight and touch, people receive information at different speeds. Eyes: Using your eyes deeply, as if they were at the back of your head. Heart: Fill the…

Kumite class 4 @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: Kumite class 4: “In my case, I always try to catch my opponent’s eyes. There is a strong relationship of action and reaction between the eyes and the movements of the body. This is very useful when breaking your opponent’s rhythm. Eyes in the back of your head Kumite…

Kumite class 3 @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: Kumite class 3 @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: When you face an opponent in a fight, it is your sight that is responsible for giving you the basic information. That is why the eyes have an important role when engaging in tactics with a rival. . . Observe the opponent It…

Kumite class 2 @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: Hearing, sight and touch Kumite class 2: Through the senses of hearing, sight and touch, people receive information at different speeds. We react to our sense of sight faster than to our sense of touch, and to our sense of hearing faster than to our sense of sight. These…

Kumite class 1 @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: World behind your eyes During a fight, you should mentally create your own world behind your eyes. In this way you can seize the initiative and connect the elements that influence your goal in a positive way. But what does “your own world” mean?. . . Fill the whole…

The Four Guardians Martialarts Mascottes: The Four Guardians 👹👹👹👹 of the Tōdai Temple, Nara, Japan. Statue in dry clay. ‘Dit is Komoku-ten, the guardian of the west, symbolizes the un of A-un. His expression is that of the spirit of power in reverse.’ (Karate-Do Kyohan, Gichin Funakoshi, blz 246) The Cosmic Dance A & UN:…

Advancing and retreating Ma-ai 2 – (間合い) en/of Ma (間). part 2: “The Ma requires advancing and retreating, separating and meeting.” The mind is the same with Heaven and Earth The circulatory rhythm of the body is similar to the sun and the moon The Law includes hardness and softness Act in accordance with time…

Ma ai (間合い) and/or Ma (間). part 1: Interval between two opponents Ma ai (間合い), translating simply “interval”, is a Japanese martial arts term referring to the space between two opponents in combat; formally, the “engagement distance”. It is a complex concept, incorporating not just the distance between opponents, but also the time it will…